The Master Volume In Acid Pro

Series Summary

Music has been a part of who we are as humans since the dawn of our existence. Since we were able to stand upright we beat on drums and danced to rhythms. As we evolved though so did our music and the way in which we made it. New instruments were invented along with songs, genres and styles and today we are able to make complex music with a multitude of sounds in the comfort of our own living rooms with out so much as an instrument in front of us. Many people still prefer live instruments but with a program like ACID Pro anyone can make great music with the click of a mouse. ACID Pro is a digital program that is focused on loops of musical segments on your PC or Mac. It's easy, fun and empowering!

So you've decided to take a look at this series on how to use ACID Pro. Great choice! Many programs are highly exclusive and require a lot of extended hardware to run but ACID Pro is a great plug and play program. Once the program is open it is very easy to start making music right away. In this series you will learn tips on how to get started and the special features you will need to know to use the program properly. Create loops, use effects and piece together whole songs with just your imagination, a mouse and this video series. Have fun!

Video Transcript

"Now this is Kyle with Expert Village and I'm going to be giving you some basic tips on using Sony acid pro. First thing you want to do is you layout your adjust this to how you need. You know what you really are looking for typically I leave the floor up so I can quickly find acid files that I can open up and I can preview them out there. So typically I leave that up. I always try to leave my master over here open it is very important that I can always see my pics. Now really all of that goes into the final mix down so I try to keep my basic level where I always got it in view. Now if you got multiple screens it is much more easier to be able to see everything cause you can put this whole area here onto one screen. But if you got a single screen like most people this is completely fine I usually this pretty large so that way this is my viewing area for all of my clips and my actual editing. Now up here you can minimize and you can customize your window but I kind of leave it kind of standard. "